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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Other Overseas Commands/Units - December 1944
[AHQ West Africa | Schools in Canada | Units in the USA | Schools in Southern Rhodesia]
HQ - Freetown
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| No 295 Wing | Tumdum | |
| No 298 Wing | Lagos | |
| RAF Station Apapa | ||
| RAF Station Bathurst | ||
| RAF Station Jui | ||
| RAF Station Takoradi | ||
| RAF Station (Nucleus) Waterloo | ||
| RAF Station Yumdum | ||
| No 95 Sqn | RAF Bathurst | Sunderland |
| No 95 Sqn (Advanced Base) | Port Etienne | Sunderland |
| No 204 Sqn | RAF Jui | Sunderland |
| No 204 Sqn (Advanced Base) | Abidjan | Sunderland |
| No 204 Sqn (Advanced Base) | Fishlake | Sunderland |
| No 270 Sqn | RAF Apapa | Sunderland |
| No 270 Sqn (Advanced Base) | Abidjan | Sunderland |
| No 270 Sqn (Advanced Base) | Fishlake | Sunderland |
| No 270 Sqn (Advanced Base) | Libreville | Sunderland |
| No 270 Sqn (Advanced Base) | Point Noire | Sunderland |
| No 343 (French Naval) Sqn | Dakar | Sunderland |
| No 343 (French Naval) Sqn (Advanced Base) | Port Etienne | Sunderland |
| No 344 (French Naval) Sqn | Dakar | Wellington |
| No 344 (French Naval) Sqn (Advanced Base) | Port Etienne | Wellington |
| No 490 Sqn RNZAF | RAF Jui | Sunderland |
| No 490 Sqn RNZAF (Advanced Base) | Abidjan | Sunderland |
| No 490 Sqn RNZAF (Advanced Base) | Fishlake | Sunderland |
| No 26 (South African) Sqn | RAF Takoradi | Wellington |
| No 26 (South African) Sqn (Advanced Base) | Ikeja | Wellington |
| No 26 (South African) Sqn (Advanced Base) | Point Noire | Wellington |
| No 26 (South African) Sqn (Advanced Base) | Robertsfield | Wellington |
| No 5151 Mechanical and Electrical Sqn | RAF Jui | |
| Communication Flt | RAF Takoradi | |
| Communication Flt | RAF Waterloo | |
| No 1560 (Meteorological) Flt | Maiduguri | |
| No 1561 (Meteorological) Flt | Ikeja | |
| No 1562 (Meteorological) Flt | RAF Waterloo | |
| No 36 Personnel Transit Centre | Freetown | |
| No 116 Maintenance Unit | RAF Takoradi | Aircraft Acceptance Unit |
| No 176 Maintenance Unit | Kossoh | Equipment Holding Unit |
| No 178 Maintenance Unit | RAF Takoradi | Equipment Holding Unit |
| No 201 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Freetown | |
| No 202 Air Sea Rescue Unit | RAF Bathurst | |
| No 249 Air Sea Rescue Unit | RAF Takoradi | |
| RAF Hospital | RAF Takoradi | |
| No 21 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | RAF Takoradi | |
| Base Personnel Office | Freetown | |
| Central Accounts Office | RAF Takoradi | |
| No 26 Embarkation Unit | Freetown | |
| No 33 Embarkation Unit | RAF Takoradi | |
| No 38 Embarkation Unit | Lagos | |
| No 44 Embarkation Unit | RAF Bathurst | |
| W/T Station | Freetown | |
| RAF Detachment | Oshodi | |
| Units under the control of No 216 Group, administered and operated by HQ Transport Command | ||
| No 114 Wing | Accra | |
| No 1314 (Transport) Flt | Accra | |
| No 50 Embarkation Unit | Ikeja | |
| No 50 Embarkation Unit | Point Noire | |
| No 50 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | Apapa | |
| No 50 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | Libreville | |
| No 52 Embarkation Unit | Kano | |
| No 53 Embarkation Unit | Maiduguri | |
| No 53 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | Fort Lamy | |
| No 55 Embarkation Unit | Accra | |
| No 55 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | Dakar | |
| No 55 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | Port Etienne | |
| No 55 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | Robertsfield | |
| No 55 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | RAF Takoradi | |
| No 55 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | RAF Waterloo | |
| No 55 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | Yumdum | |
Administered by the RCAF
| School | Location | Notes |
| No 33 Service Flying Training School | Carberry, Manitoba | |
| No 34 Service Flying Training School | Medicine Hat, Alberta | |
| No 36 Service Flying Training School | Penhold, Alberta | |
| No 31 Air Navigation School | Port Albert, Ontario | Formerly No 1 S of AN, St Athan |
| No 31 Bombing and Gunnery School | Picton, Ontario | |
| No 31 RAF Personnel Depot | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Units administered by RAF Delegation, Washington
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| No 111 Operational training Unit | Nassau, Bahamas | Liberator/Mitchell |
| No 250 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Nassau, Bahamas | |
| No 56 Embarkation Unit | New York | |
| No 65 Embarkation Unit | Miami | |
| No 97 Embarkation Unit | San Francisco |
RAF Units in Southern Rhodesia
Administered by the Rhodesian Air Training Group
| School | Location | Notes |
| Initial Training Wing | Hillside, Bulawayo | |
| No 29 Elementary Navigation and Air Gunners School | Moffat, Gwelo | |
| No 26 Elementary Flying Training School | Guinea Fowl, Gwelo | |
| No 27 Elementary Flying Training School | Induna, Bulawayo | |
| No 28 Elementary Flying Training School | Mount Hampden, nr Salisbury | |
| No 20 Service Flying Training School | Cranborne, Salisbury | |
| No 21 Service Flying Training School | Kumalo, Bulawayo | |
| No 22 Service Flying Training School | Thornhill, Bulawayo | |
| No 23 Service Flying Training School | Heany, Bulawayo | |
| No 24 Bombing Gunnery and Navigation School | Moffat, Gwelo | |
| Central Flying School, Rhodesia | Norton, nr Salisbury | |
| No 31 Aircraft Repair Depot | Cranborne, Salisbury | |
| No 32 Aircraft Repair Depot | Heany, Bulawayo | |
| Central Maintenance Unit | Bulawayo |
Source - SD161 (51st Edition) - December 1944
[AHQ West Africa | Schools in Canada | Units in the USA | Schools in Southern Rhodesia]
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